Hossein Vafaei

{{Infobox snooker player

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| birth_place = Abadan, Iran

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| Sport country = {{IRI}}

| Professional = 2012–present

| High ranking = 15 (October 2023)

| Official maximums = 1

| Ranking wins = 1

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Hossein Vafaei ({{langx|fa| حسین وفایی }}; born 15 October 1994) is an Iranian professional snooker player.{{cite web|title=VAFAEI AYOURI Hossein|url=http://www.gz2010.cn/info/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_BS@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=224500.htm|publisher=Asian Games|access-date=6 December 2011|archive-date=7 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207080206/http://www.gz2010.cn/info/ENG/ZB/ZBB101A_BS@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENG_number=224500.htm|url-status=dead}} He is the first professional player from Iran.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2724224,00.html |title=Hossein Set For Pro Tour |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=19 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611132503/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2724224%2C00.html |archive-date=11 June 2014 }} He won his first ranking title at the 2022 Snooker Shoot Out, beating Mark Williams 1–0 (71–0) in the final.

Vafaei made his Crucible debut at the 2022 World Snooker Championship,{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-04-13 |title=Iran's Vafaei Earns Crucible Debut |url=https://wst.tv/irans-vafaei-earns-crucible-debut/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413203000/https://wst.tv/irans-vafaei-earns-crucible-debut/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 April 2022 |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=World Snooker |language=en-US}} where he lost 4–10 to Judd Trump in the first round.{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-04-21 |title=Trump Ends Vafaei's Historic Run |url=https://wst.tv/trump-ends-vafaeis-historic-run/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421212632/https://wst.tv/trump-ends-vafaeis-historic-run/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2022 |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=World Snooker |language=en-US}} He made his Masters debut at the 2023 event, replacing Zhao Xintong in the draw after the sport's governing body suspended Zhao amid a match-fixing investigation.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-01-05 |title=Vafaei Joins Cazoo Masters Field |url=https://wst.tv/vafaei-joins-cazoo-masters-field/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105123523/https://wst.tv/vafaei-joins-cazoo-masters-field/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 January 2023 |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=World Snooker |language=en-US}} Vafaei defeated Mark Selby 6–2 in the first round,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-01-08 |title=Mark Selby knocked out of Masters by Hossein Vafaei on day of shocks |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/08/shaun-murphy-dumps-defending-champion-neil-robertson-out-of-masters-snooker |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} but lost 4–6 to Jack Lisowski in the quarter-finals, despite equalling the tournament's highest break of 143 in the match.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-01-12 |title=Lisowski Battles Through Migraine To Beat Vafaei |url=https://wst.tv/lisowski-battles-through-migraine-to-beat-vafaei/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112234004/https://wst.tv/lisowski-battles-through-migraine-to-beat-vafaei/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 January 2023 |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=World Snooker |language=en-US}}

Career

=2009/2010 season=

His first international tournament was the 2009 World Under-21 Amateur Snooker Championship. He reached the last 16 where he lost by five frames to three against Liu Chuang.{{cite web | url=http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2009/isbf/U21snooker.html | title=IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship 2009 | publisher=Cue Sports India | access-date=19 May 2014}}

=2010/2011 season=

He participated in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China in the snooker singles competition and was beaten 4–1 by Dechawat Poomjaeng in the last 16.{{cite web | url=http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2010/asiangames/AG2010SNK.html | title=Snooker (Men) Individual | publisher=Cue Sports India | access-date=19 May 2014}} In December 2010, he played in the World Amateur Snooker Championship and reached the last 16, where he lost 5–1 to Leo Fernandez.{{cite web|title=World Snooker Championship 2010|url=http://ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=21|publisher=International Billiards and Snooker Federation|access-date=6 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225053926/http://ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=21|archive-date=25 December 2010}}

In April 2011, he reached the final of ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship, but lost 7–3 to Cao Yupeng.{{cite web|title=Asian Championship 2011 - 12th Under-21 Snooker|url=http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2011/acbs/U21snooker.htm|publisher=Cue Sports India|access-date=6 December 2011}} Later in the month he participated in ACBS Asian Snooker Championship, however, he could not advance past the group stage. He competed in Group C, and finished in fourth place with one win and three losses.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2011/acbs/snooker.htm|title=Asian Snooker Championships 2011 :: Indore - India|website=www.cuesportsindia.com}}

=2011/2012 season=

In September 2011, he received a wildcard to participate at the Shanghai Masters, but could not advance to the first round as he lost 5–1 against Fergal O'Brien.{{cite web|title=Shanghai Masters (2011)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=96|publisher=WWW Snooker|access-date=24 July 2011}} In December, he won the World Amateur Snooker Championship by defeating Lee Walker 10–9 in the final.{{cite web|title=Ayouri managed, retained the title in Asia|url=http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=NewsDetail&ID=46|publisher=International Billiards and Snooker Federation|access-date=5 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525065655/http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=NewsDetail&ID=46|archive-date=25 May 2012}}{{cite web|title=Results of 2011 IBSF World Men's Snooker Championship |url=http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=27 |publisher=International Billiards and Snooker Federation |access-date=5 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127140033/http://www.ibsf.info/cgi-bin/ibsf.pl?A=ResultDetail&ID=27 |archive-date=27 January 2013 }} He won the title at the age of 17 years and 81 days, which made him the youngest ever winner of the tournament, breaking Ian Preece's record.{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Various Snooker Records|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210111343/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html|archive-date=10 February 2013|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|access-date=6 December 2011}}

Vafaei received a wildcard to participate at the 2012 World Open,{{cite web|title=2012 Haikou World Open draw and format |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/28/9a/0,,13165~170536,00.pdf |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=22 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131224354/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/28/9a/0%2C%2C13165~170536%2C00.pdf |archive-date=31 January 2012 }} but lost 5–2 against Mark King.{{cite web|title=Haikou World Open (2012)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=105&season=2011|publisher=WWW Snooker|access-date=4 March 2012}} In April 2012, he won ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship, by defeating Zhang Anda 6–2 in the final.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2012/acbs/U21snooker.htm|title=14th ONGC Asian Under-21 Snooker Championships 2013 :: Indore|website=www.cuesportsindia.com}} He reached the semi-finals of ACBS Asian Snooker Championship, where he lost 6–3 to Aditya Mehta.{{cite web | url=http://www.cuesportsindia.com/global/2012/acbs/snooker.htm | title=2012 Asian Snooker Championship | publisher=Cue Sports India | access-date=19 May 2014}}

=Attempt to turn professional=

He received a main snooker tour card courtesy of his World Amateur win to participate in the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 seasons.{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/46/a4/0,,13165~173126,00.pdf | title=The Tour 2012/2013 Season Provisional Qualifying Criteria | publisher=World Snooker | access-date=19 May 2014}} However, due to visa problems he could only participate in the Six-red World Championship in Thailand, where he lost in the last 16 to Judd Trump, and APTC Event 2 in China, where he lost to Li Yuan in the last 64.{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=666&season=2012 | title=Hossein Vafaei Ayouri 2012/2013 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=3 June 2013}} It was a similar story in his second season as he only played in the World Games (lost 3–0 to Lü Haotian in the first round) and the Six-red World Championship (failed to advance beyond the group stage).{{cite web|title=Hossein Vafaei Ayouri 2013/2014|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2013&player=666|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=19 May 2014}}

=2014 IBSF World Under-21s Championship=

In May 2014, Vafaei qualified as the top seed of his group at the 2014 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship by losing only one frame in the preliminary stage.{{Cite web |url=http://ibsfnews.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=232:knockout-draw-for-world-under-21-snooker-championship&Itemid=181 |title=Knockout Draw for World Under-21 Snooker Championship |access-date=2014-05-17 |archive-date=2014-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517235935/http://ibsfnews.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=232:knockout-draw-for-world-under-21-snooker-championship&Itemid=181 |url-status=live }}

He then beat Poland's Mateusz Baranowski 7–3 in the semi-finals, compiling the first 147 in the history of the tournament in the process.{{cite web | url=http://ibsfnews.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=239:hossein-hits-the-maximum&Itemid=181 | title=Hossein hits the maximum | publisher=IBSF | access-date=19 May 2014 | archive-date=17 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517235935/http://ibsfnews.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=232:knockout-draw-for-world-under-21-snooker-championship&Itemid=181 | url-status=dead }} He won the title by defeating Josh Boileau 8–3 in the final.{{cite web|last=Pathak|first=Vivek|title=Second world title for Hossein Vafaei|url=http://ibsfnews.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=242:second-world-title-for-hossein-vafaei&Itemid=181|publisher=International Billiards and Snooker Federation|access-date=18 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205156/http://ibsfnews.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=242%3Asecond-world-title-for-hossein-vafaei&Itemid=181|archive-date=18 May 2014|date=18 May 2014|url-status=dead}}

=Special dispensation for the 2014/15 season=

In June 2014, Vafaei received a special dispensation to compete on the Main Tour for the 2014/15 season.{{cite web|title=Tirapongpaiboon/Ayouri Tour Cards|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3910046,00.html|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|work=worldsnooker.com|access-date=16 June 2014|date=16 June 2014}} In late February 2015, it was confirmed that Vafaei had gained a visa, leaving him able to enter the 2015 World Snooker Championship, where he lost 10–3 to Anthony McGill in the opening qualifying round.{{cite web|title=Visa For Vafaei|url=http://www.prosnookerblog.com/2015/02/26/visa-for-vafaei/|publisher=Pro Snooker Blog|work=prosnookerblog.com|access-date=3 March 2015|date=26 February 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=666 | title=Hossein Vafaei Ayouri 2014/2015 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=8 April 2015}}

=2015/2016 season=

The 2015 Australian Goldfields Open was the first ranking event of the 2015/2016 season and Vafaei qualified for it by beating Charlie Walters 5–3, Zak Surety 5–3, Lee Walker 5–4 and Dominic Dale 5–3. In his debut at the venue stage of a ranking event, Vafaei played Michael White in the opening round where he lost 5–3.{{cite web | url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/ayouri-into-final-round/ | title=Hotshot Hossein Is Bendigo Bound | date=5 June 2015 | publisher=World Snooker | access-date=6 June 2015}} He played in the UK Championship for the first time (losing 6–1 to Luca Brecel in the first round) and the Welsh Open (losing 4–2 to Robin Hull in the first round).{{cite web | url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=666&season=2015 | title=Hossein Vafaei Ayouri 2015/2016 | publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=20 March 2016}}

=2016/2017 season=

Vafaei enjoyed wins over Rod Lawler, Zak Surety, Sanderson Lam and Scott Donaldson at the Northern Ireland Open to reach his first ranking event quarter-final, where he lost 5–3 to Mark King.{{cite news | url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/408397/Iran-s-Hossein-Vafaei-makes-history-in-Northern-Ireland-Open| title=Iran's Hossein Vafaei makes history in Northern Ireland Open| newspaper=Tehran Times| access-date=19 February 2017}}{{cite web| url=http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/sport/dreadful_king_into_northern_ireland_open_last_four_1_4783616| title='Dreadful' King into Northern Ireland Open last four| date=19 November 2016| publisher=Romford Recorder| access-date=19 February 2017| archive-date=20 February 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220173124/http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/sport/dreadful_king_into_northern_ireland_open_last_four_1_4783616| url-status=dead}} He also had a good run at the Welsh Open as he beat Lam, Christopher Keogan and Ali Carter to advance to the fourth round and he was defeated 4–1 by Judd Trump.{{cite web | url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=666&season=2016| title=Hossein Vafaei Ayouri 2016/2017| publisher=Snooker.org | access-date=19 February 2017}} A month after the Welsh Open, Vafaei also had a good run of form at the China Open, defeating Joe Perry 5–2, Ben Woollaston 5–4 and Rory McLeod 5–3. This booked him a place in the second ranking event quarter-final of his career within the space of a few months. His opponent was to be Judd Trump and Vafaei (the world number 74) was able to keep the world number two at bay and win by 5–3.{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/39458623|title=China Open snooker: Judd Trump loses to Iranian world number 76 Hossein Vafaei|date=31 March 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=6 April 2017}} He lost his first semi-final 6–1 to Mark Williams.{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/39466158|title=China Open: Mark Williams to face Mark Selby in final|date=1 April 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=6 April 2017}} After overcoming Hatem Yassen 10–1 and Matthew Selt 10–6, Vafaei was one win away from qualifying for the World Championship, but narrowly lost 10–8 to Tom Ford.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/obrien-wins-record-two-hour-frame/|title=O'Brien Wins Record Two-Hour Frame|date=12 April 2017|publisher=World Snooker|access-date=14 April 2017}} He finished the campaign inside the top 64 in the world rankings and retained his place on the tour.{{cite web|title=Rankings 2016/2017|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2016&template=31|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=7 May 2017}}

=2021/2022 season=

In January 2022, Vafaei won his first ranking title at the 2022 Snooker Shoot Out in Leicester, defeating Mark Williams in the final. He dedicated this victory to his grandmother and mother because that day was mother's day in Iran.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/60106607|title=Hossein Vafaei becomes first Iranian player to win a ranking title with victory over Mark Williams|work=BBC Sport }} He then went on to qualify for the World Snooker Championship for the first time in his career, where he lost 10-4 to Judd Trump in the first round at The Crucible.

=2022/2023 season=

Vafaei completed another victory over Selby by defeating him 6–4 in the 2022 UK Championship.{{cite web|title=Mark Selby suffers shock UK Championship exit to Hossein Vafaei| date=16 November 2022 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker/uk-championship-mark-selby-hossein-vafaei-judd-trump-b2226005.html=36|publisher=independent.co.uk|access-date=16 November 2022}} He made his first Masters appearance at the 2023 event, where he also defeated Selby.{{Cite news |last=Media |first=P. A. |date=2023-01-08 |title=Mark Selby knocked out of Masters by Hossein Vafaei on day of shocks |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/08/shaun-murphy-dumps-defending-champion-neil-robertson-out-of-masters-snooker |access-date=2023-04-21 |issn=0261-3077}}

Vafaei defeated Ding Junhui 10–6 in the first round of the 2023 World Snooker Championship, becoming the first Iranian to win a match at the tournament.{{cite news| website=eurosport.com | url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/world-championship/2022-2023/world-snooker-championship-2023-live-ding-junhui-v-hossein-vafaei-followed-by-mark-williams-against-_sto9565113/story.shtml|

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Vafaei was defeated by Mark Williams 6-3 in the semi-final of the 2023 British Open.

Performance and rankings timeline

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! Tournament

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Ranking{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=6 February 2011}}It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season

|align="center"|He was an amateur

|align="center"|New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

|align="center"|97

|align="center"|Players qualified through special dispensation started the season without prize money ranking points

|align="center"|126

|align="center"|89

|align="center"|59

|align="center"|45

|align="center"|40

|align="center"|41

|align="center"|17

|align="center"|21

|align="center"|24

colspan="20"|Ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Championship League

|align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Saudi Arabia Masters

|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Wuhan Open

|align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|English Open

|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|British Open

|align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Xi'an Grand Prix

|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Xi'an Grand Prix

|align="center" colspan="13" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Northern Ireland Open

|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|International Championship

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|UK Championship

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shoot Out

|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Scottish Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|German Masters

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Grand Prix

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Players ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2011/2012–2015/2016)

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Welsh Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Open

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|WR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Tour Championship

|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Championship

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|

colspan="20"|Non-ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shanghai Masters

|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Ranking Event

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Champion of Champions

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|The Masters

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

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style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Championship League

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|

colspan="20"|Former ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Australian Goldfields Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shanghai Masters

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|WR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Indian Open

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Riga MastersThe event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Minor-Rank

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Championship

|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:yellow;" |SF

|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|WST Pro Series

|align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Turkish Masters

|align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Gibraltar Open

|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|WST Classic

|align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|European Masters

|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

colspan="20"|Former non-ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Six-red World Championship

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;"

bgcolor="#efefef"

! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend

align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ

| lost in the qualifying draw

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R

| lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)

| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

| lost in the quarter-finals

align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

| lost in the semi-finals

| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

| lost in the final

| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

| won the tournament

align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DNQ

| did not qualify for the tournament

| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|A

| did not participate in the tournament

| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|WD

| withdrew from the tournament

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
align=center style="color:#555555;" colspan=4\|NH / Not held	means an event was not held.
align=center style="color:#555555;" colspan=4\|MR / Minor-ranking event	means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
align=center style="color:#555555;" colspan=4\|NR / Non-ranking event	means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
align=center style="color:#555555;" colspan=4\|R / Ranking event	means an event is/was now a ranking event